A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

My Left Hand..

“I did this to my left hand over a period of two years, and I’m not finished, yet. I won’t be happy with it until all the digits are completely gone. I love the look of ancient Roman and Greek statues with “missing” parts, they’re so beautiful!”

And mine, is even more so.

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Comments

356 responses to “My Left Hand..”

  1. lucky Avatar
    lucky

    wow. amputation is still the one thing that totally creeps me out. in a good way.

  2. lucky Avatar
    lucky

    wow. amputation is still the one thing that totally creeps me out. in a good way.

  3. lucky Avatar
    lucky

    wow. amputation is still the one thing that totally creeps me out. in a good way.

  4. lucky Avatar
    lucky

    wow. amputation is still the one thing that totally creeps me out. in a good way.

  5. xdestrox Avatar

    It looks like someone took a picture of their hand and then went heavy on the black airbrush,blur and burn tools.
    I’m not really a fan of this and consider it more mutilation than it is modification, but that’s my perspective.
    I know people look at my 1-7/8″ earlobes and 5/8″ conches and consider that to be self mutilation and wonder what frame of mind I have to be in to want to do that to myself.
    He must be happy with the change, enough to want to share it with people and all the more to him.

  6. xdestrox Avatar

    It looks like someone took a picture of their hand and then went heavy on the black airbrush,blur and burn tools.
    I’m not really a fan of this and consider it more mutilation than it is modification, but that’s my perspective.
    I know people look at my 1-7/8″ earlobes and 5/8″ conches and consider that to be self mutilation and wonder what frame of mind I have to be in to want to do that to myself.
    He must be happy with the change, enough to want to share it with people and all the more to him.

  7. xdestrox Avatar

    It looks like someone took a picture of their hand and then went heavy on the black airbrush,blur and burn tools.
    I’m not really a fan of this and consider it more mutilation than it is modification, but that’s my perspective.
    I know people look at my 1-7/8″ earlobes and 5/8″ conches and consider that to be self mutilation and wonder what frame of mind I have to be in to want to do that to myself.
    He must be happy with the change, enough to want to share it with people and all the more to him.

  8. xdestrox Avatar

    It looks like someone took a picture of their hand and then went heavy on the black airbrush,blur and burn tools.
    I’m not really a fan of this and consider it more mutilation than it is modification, but that’s my perspective.
    I know people look at my 1-7/8″ earlobes and 5/8″ conches and consider that to be self mutilation and wonder what frame of mind I have to be in to want to do that to myself.
    He must be happy with the change, enough to want to share it with people and all the more to him.

  9. Sassie_L Avatar

    #14 – I can understand not liking it or understanding it if you’ve had to fight to keep your hand.
    #34 – I don’t think #14 was saying people shouldn’t be able to do it, just that their perspective is a little different and that they can’t undertand why someone would CHOSE this.

    Me personally I think everyone has the right to do whatever the hell they want, but as a piercer the thought of not having fingers scares me. I would be so afraid of losing the function.

    I think #69 response is great, and unless it’s actually OUR hand how would we know if her regrets it? I personally don’t know any voluntary amputees so until I do I will trust that this person thought it through, otherwise, I really shouldn’t CARE if he regrets it. I don’t know him, it doesn’t affect me, and if it makes him happy, then great.

  10. Sassie_L Avatar

    #14 – I can understand not liking it or understanding it if you’ve had to fight to keep your hand.
    #34 – I don’t think #14 was saying people shouldn’t be able to do it, just that their perspective is a little different and that they can’t undertand why someone would CHOSE this.

    Me personally I think everyone has the right to do whatever the hell they want, but as a piercer the thought of not having fingers scares me. I would be so afraid of losing the function.

    I think #69 response is great, and unless it’s actually OUR hand how would we know if her regrets it? I personally don’t know any voluntary amputees so until I do I will trust that this person thought it through, otherwise, I really shouldn’t CARE if he regrets it. I don’t know him, it doesn’t affect me, and if it makes him happy, then great.

  11. Sassie_L Avatar

    #14 – I can understand not liking it or understanding it if you’ve had to fight to keep your hand.
    #34 – I don’t think #14 was saying people shouldn’t be able to do it, just that their perspective is a little different and that they can’t undertand why someone would CHOSE this.

    Me personally I think everyone has the right to do whatever the hell they want, but as a piercer the thought of not having fingers scares me. I would be so afraid of losing the function.

    I think #69 response is great, and unless it’s actually OUR hand how would we know if her regrets it? I personally don’t know any voluntary amputees so until I do I will trust that this person thought it through, otherwise, I really shouldn’t CARE if he regrets it. I don’t know him, it doesn’t affect me, and if it makes him happy, then great.

  12. Sassie_L Avatar

    #14 – I can understand not liking it or understanding it if you’ve had to fight to keep your hand.
    #34 – I don’t think #14 was saying people shouldn’t be able to do it, just that their perspective is a little different and that they can’t undertand why someone would CHOSE this.

    Me personally I think everyone has the right to do whatever the hell they want, but as a piercer the thought of not having fingers scares me. I would be so afraid of losing the function.

    I think #69 response is great, and unless it’s actually OUR hand how would we know if her regrets it? I personally don’t know any voluntary amputees so until I do I will trust that this person thought it through, otherwise, I really shouldn’t CARE if he regrets it. I don’t know him, it doesn’t affect me, and if it makes him happy, then great.

  13. noisy Avatar
    noisy

    I don’t understand it, but I don’t have a problem with it either — other than what #72 mentioned. As long as you’re not turning around and filing for worker’s comp and/or disability, chop of whatever you want. (No applying for handicapped stickers/plates either.)

  14. noisy Avatar
    noisy

    I don’t understand it, but I don’t have a problem with it either — other than what #72 mentioned. As long as you’re not turning around and filing for worker’s comp and/or disability, chop of whatever you want. (No applying for handicapped stickers/plates either.)

  15. noisy Avatar
    noisy

    I don’t understand it, but I don’t have a problem with it either — other than what #72 mentioned. As long as you’re not turning around and filing for worker’s comp and/or disability, chop of whatever you want. (No applying for handicapped stickers/plates either.)

  16. noisy Avatar
    noisy

    I don’t understand it, but I don’t have a problem with it either — other than what #72 mentioned. As long as you’re not turning around and filing for worker’s comp and/or disability, chop of whatever you want. (No applying for handicapped stickers/plates either.)

  17. TheFunkyDrummer Avatar
    TheFunkyDrummer

    Hands off to ya!

  18. TheFunkyDrummer Avatar
    TheFunkyDrummer

    Hands off to ya!

  19. TheFunkyDrummer Avatar
    TheFunkyDrummer

    Hands off to ya!

  20. TheFunkyDrummer Avatar
    TheFunkyDrummer

    Hands off to ya!

  21. Ichabod Avatar
    Ichabod

    Do what you want. I don’t care.

  22. Ichabod Avatar
    Ichabod

    Do what you want. I don’t care.

  23. Ichabod Avatar
    Ichabod

    Do what you want. I don’t care.

  24. Ichabod Avatar
    Ichabod

    Do what you want. I don’t care.

  25. Meredith Avatar

    I feel the same as #28. I am hard of hearing, sign language is my life, and I can’t imagine doing this. But hey, if it makes you happy…

  26. Meredith Avatar

    I feel the same as #28. I am hard of hearing, sign language is my life, and I can’t imagine doing this. But hey, if it makes you happy…

  27. Meredith Avatar

    I feel the same as #28. I am hard of hearing, sign language is my life, and I can’t imagine doing this. But hey, if it makes you happy…

  28. Meredith Avatar

    I feel the same as #28. I am hard of hearing, sign language is my life, and I can’t imagine doing this. But hey, if it makes you happy…

  29. matt Avatar

    I may be wrong here, so no offense intended but im pretty convinced that this is a photomanip. As a photomanip artist working in photoshop the past 7 years editing and manipulating photos (quite often in this style) i am pretty convinced by what i see here to be nothing more then some photoshop skills. I can see many errors in it being real, cloned textures, burning etc blah blah. or however it could be real and scanned as a posed to photographed. just a thought

  30. matt Avatar

    I may be wrong here, so no offense intended but im pretty convinced that this is a photomanip. As a photomanip artist working in photoshop the past 7 years editing and manipulating photos (quite often in this style) i am pretty convinced by what i see here to be nothing more then some photoshop skills. I can see many errors in it being real, cloned textures, burning etc blah blah. or however it could be real and scanned as a posed to photographed. just a thought

  31. matt Avatar

    I may be wrong here, so no offense intended but im pretty convinced that this is a photomanip. As a photomanip artist working in photoshop the past 7 years editing and manipulating photos (quite often in this style) i am pretty convinced by what i see here to be nothing more then some photoshop skills. I can see many errors in it being real, cloned textures, burning etc blah blah. or however it could be real and scanned as a posed to photographed. just a thought

  32. matt Avatar

    I may be wrong here, so no offense intended but im pretty convinced that this is a photomanip. As a photomanip artist working in photoshop the past 7 years editing and manipulating photos (quite often in this style) i am pretty convinced by what i see here to be nothing more then some photoshop skills. I can see many errors in it being real, cloned textures, burning etc blah blah. or however it could be real and scanned as a posed to photographed. just a thought

  33. matt Avatar

    I may be wrong here, so no offense intended but im pretty convinced that this is a photomanip. As a photomanip artist working in photoshop the past 7 years editing and manipulating photos (quite often in this style) i am pretty convinced by what i see here to be nothing more then some photoshop skills. I can see many errors in it being real, cloned textures, burning etc blah blah. or however it could be real and scanned as a posed to photographed. just a thought

  34. matt Avatar

    I may be wrong here, so no offense intended but im pretty convinced that this is a photomanip. As a photomanip artist working in photoshop the past 7 years editing and manipulating photos (quite often in this style) i am pretty convinced by what i see here to be nothing more then some photoshop skills. I can see many errors in it being real, cloned textures, burning etc blah blah. or however it could be real and scanned as a posed to photographed. just a thought

  35. matt Avatar

    I may be wrong here, so no offense intended but im pretty convinced that this is a photomanip. As a photomanip artist working in photoshop the past 7 years editing and manipulating photos (quite often in this style) i am pretty convinced by what i see here to be nothing more then some photoshop skills. I can see many errors in it being real, cloned textures, burning etc blah blah. or however it could be real and scanned as a posed to photographed. just a thought

  36. matt Avatar

    I may be wrong here, so no offense intended but im pretty convinced that this is a photomanip. As a photomanip artist working in photoshop the past 7 years editing and manipulating photos (quite often in this style) i am pretty convinced by what i see here to be nothing more then some photoshop skills. I can see many errors in it being real, cloned textures, burning etc blah blah. or however it could be real and scanned as a posed to photographed. just a thought

  37. av3ry Avatar
    av3ry

    shooop.

  38. av3ry Avatar
    av3ry

    shooop.

  39. av3ry Avatar
    av3ry

    shooop.

  40. av3ry Avatar
    av3ry

    shooop.

  41. Sweet S Avatar
    Sweet S

    I really think it looks adorable the way it is. I like to think of the remaining digits as a couple of friends :]

  42. Sweet S Avatar
    Sweet S

    I really think it looks adorable the way it is. I like to think of the remaining digits as a couple of friends :]

  43. Sweet S Avatar
    Sweet S

    I really think it looks adorable the way it is. I like to think of the remaining digits as a couple of friends :]

  44. Sweet S Avatar
    Sweet S

    I really think it looks adorable the way it is. I like to think of the remaining digits as a couple of friends :]

  45. tRiSha Avatar
    tRiSha

    🙁

  46. tRiSha Avatar
    tRiSha

    🙁

  47. tRiSha Avatar
    tRiSha

    🙁

  48. tRiSha Avatar
    tRiSha

    🙁

  49. LolA Avatar
    LolA

    Way to go, and please, don’t bother with the negative bullshit, after all it is your body and you only live once. BRAVO, and by the way, you do have courage and discipline.

  50. LolA Avatar
    LolA

    Way to go, and please, don’t bother with the negative bullshit, after all it is your body and you only live once. BRAVO, and by the way, you do have courage and discipline.

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